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Civil Services  Examination, 2021 will be held as per schedule i.e. on 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th January, 2022
UPSC requests State Governments for ensuring smooth movement of the candidates/examination functionaries
After carefully reviewing the situation prevailing due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Public Service Commission has decided to conduct the Civil Services  Examination, 2021 as per schedule i.e. on 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th January, 2022.
Keeping in view the restrictions/curbs being imposed by the Governments to contain the disease, the Commission has requested the State Governments for ensuring that no inconvenience is caused to the candidates/ examination functionaries in their movement, especially who are coming from containment / micro-containment zone and if necessary, the candidates’ e-Admit Cards and ID Cards of the examination functionaries are to be used as movement passes.
The State Governments have further been requested that public transport be made operational to the optimum level, at least on a day before the Examination till the date of conduct of the Examination i.e. from 06.01.2022 to 09.01.2022 and 14.01.2022 to 16.01.2022 for ensuring smooth movement of the candidates/examination functionaries.
All the competent District Authorities and the Venue Supervisors have been provided the Guidelines of the Commission for conduct of the Examinations in these times of pandemic. These Guidelines mainly contain personal hygiene of the candidates/examination functionaries, maintenance of social distancing and wearing of masks by the candidates/ examinations functionaries all the time, provision of sanitizers at convenient places in the Venue and to the examination functionaries, candidates to carry their own sanitizers in transparent bottles, sanitization of each Venue on regular basis, two surplus examination rooms for accommodating the candidates who would be coughing, sneezing, having breathlessness, feeling feverish so that they can take the Examination under appropriate safety protocols etc.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Affordable Test Kits for Diabetes
As informed by Indian Council of Medical Research , “SuChek” has been developed with financial assistance from ICMR, which is 100% indigenous glucometer suitable for diverse climatic conditions, affordable and validated as per International standards. Another indigenous device developed as a part of ICMR study for HbA1c testing is under validation.
Public health and hospitals is a State subject. The Central Government, however, supplements the efforts of State Governments. The Government is implementing National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke , the objectives of which include awareness generation for prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases , screening, early detection, management and referral to an appropriate level health facility. Under NPCDCS, testing, diagnosis and treatment facilities for Diabetes is provided through different levels of healthcare facilities. To tackle the challenge of NCDs including diabetes, 616 NCD Clinics at District level and 3,827 NCD Clinics at Community Health Centre level have been set up across the country under NPCDCS. The treatment is either free or highly subsidized for the poor and needy in Government hospitals. A population level initiative of prevention, control and screening for common NCDs  has been rolled out in over 215 districts across the country. Under the initiative, frontline health workers such as Accredited Social Health Activists and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives are being leveraged to carry out screening and to generate awareness about the risk factors of NCDs including diabetes among the masses. Screening for common NCDs, including diabetes, is also an integral part of service delivery under Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres.
To leverage mobile technology, an application called mDiabetes has been launched for generating awareness, promoting adherence to treatment and inculcating healthy habits among the masses. Media campaigns are undertaken for creating awareness about risk factors of NCDs, including diabetes. Special media campaigns are organized every year on 14th November on the occasion of World Diabetes Day. Screening and awareness generation activities are also undertaken every year for diabetes, hypertension & common cancers  during India International Trade Fair at New Delhi.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot to virtually launch “Sugamya Bharat App” and Handbook “Access - The Photo Digest” tomorrow
Union Minister for Social justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot will virtually launch “Sugamya Bharat App” and a handbook entitled “Access – The Photo Digest” through video conference tomorrow. The App and the handbook have been developed by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The inauguration will be web-telecast at 11.00 AM tomorrow at https://webcast.nic.in/msje/. Thereafter, the Mobile App can be downloaded from Play Store by Android users. The IoS version of the App will be available by 15th March 2021.
Sugamya Bharat APP — a Crowdsourcing Mobile Application is a means for sensitising and enhancing accessibility in the 3 pillars of the Accessible India Campaign i.e. built environment, transportation sector and ICT ecosystem in India. The app provides for five main features, 4 of which are directly related to enhancing accessibility, while the fifth is a special feature meant only for Divyangjan for COVID related issues. The accessibility related features are: the registration of complaints of inaccessibility across the 3 broad pillars of the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyaan; positive feedback of examples and best practices worth emulating being shared by people as jan-bhagidhari; Departmental updates; and guidelines and circulars related to accessibility.
The Sugamya Bharat App is a simple to use Mobile App with an easy registration process, requiring only 3 mandatory fields, namely, Name, Mobile number and Email-id. Registered users can raise issues related to accessibility being faced. The App has been provided with several user-friendly features like easy drop-down menus, videos in Hindi and English, along with sign language interpretation have been added demonstrating the process of registration and uploading complaints with photographs. The App is made accessible for ease of use for persons with disabilities also with features such as font size adjustment, color contrasting option, text to speech, and having an integrated screen reader in Hindi and English. It is available in 10 regional languages, namely, Hindi, English, Marathi, Tamil, Odiya, Kannada, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi, and Malayalam. The App also has provision of easy photo uploads with geotagging option of the premise where accessibility intervention is required. The App has provision for providing notifications to the users at the time of registration, regular status updates as well as at the time of resolution and closure of the complaint.
DEPwD has also prepared a handbook entitled “Access - The Photo Digest” with a collection of photographs from across different States and UTs. This Book is envisaged as a tool and guide to sensitise stakeholders about 10 basic features of accessibility and related good-bad practices in easy to understand pictorial form. The electronic version of this handbook will also be available on the App and the website of the Department.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister praises Wuhan Rescue Operation
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has appreciated the high level commitment to duty showcased by the officials of Air India and Ministry of Health who conducted evacuation operation of the stranded Indians in Wuhan. The Prime Minister has issued a letter of appreciation to the team members of the evacuation operations. This letter would be handed over to the crew by Minister of State for Civil Aviation.
Air India had conducted an emergency evacuation operations from the Wuhan city, which is the epicenter of the widely spreading Novel Corona Virus Flu. Despite being aware of the aforementioned severe situation in the region, the Air India sent two B-747 aircraft with teams of Air India as well as teams from Ministry of Health for two consecutive days, i.e. 31st January 2020 and on 1stFebruary 2020, returning the next day.
Ministry of Finance
Press Communique: New Accountant General
Shri. S. K. Jaipuriyar, IAAS,  has assumed charge of Principal Accountant General -III, Maharashtra, Mumbai from 2 April 2018.
Shri. S. K. Haipuriyar, is B.A. . He belongs to the 1992 batch of Indian Audit & Accounts Service. Prior to the present assignment, he held position of Additional Director General  in Prasar Bharati, New Delhi.
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, Centre is examining the comments received from the States/UTs on a proposal to amend Rule 6 of IAS  Rules, 1954, relating to the Central Deputation of IAS officers
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said, the Centre is examining the comments received from the States/UTs on a proposal to amend Rule 6 of IAS  Rules, 1954, relating to the Central Deputation of IAS officers.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Indian Administrative Service  Regulations, 1955 provide for a Central Deputation Reserve not exceeding 40% of the Senior Duty Posts of a cadre/joint cadre. However, State Governments have not been sponsoring adequate number of officers for central deputation to meet the requirements of the Government of India.
Therefore, in order to address the above problem, comments have been sought from States/UTs, in terms of the provisions contained in Section 3 of All India Services Act, 1951on a proposal to amend Rule 6 of IAS  Rules, 1954, relating to the Central Deputation of IAS officers.
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Ministry of Corporate Affairs
IBBI organises International Conference in Virtual Mode on “MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Challenges”, in association with UNCITRAL RCAP, Gujarat National Law University and Tamil Nadu National Law University
As part of the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India  organized a one day, International Conference  on “MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Challenges” on 3rd Feb, 2022, in association with UNCITRAL RCAP, Gujarat National Law University  and Tamil Nadu National Law University .
Dr. Navrang Saini, Chairperson, IBBI addressed the participants in the inaugural session. While inaugurating the Conference, he highlighted the importance of MSMEs and its significant contribution to the Indian economy along with various challenges faced by them. He also highlighted the various initiatives taken by the Government for supporting the MSMEs. He also dwelt upon the reforms related to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, particularly in response to COVID-19 pandemic, specifically to ease the financial distress in MSME sector.
The Conference included four technical sessions and an international roundtable. The sessions covered issues relating to MSMEs: Legal and Regulatory Challenges; MSMEs and Indian Economy: Role of Government; MSMEs and IBC and MSMEs and Impact of COVID-19. Mr. Ritesh Kavdia, Executive Director, IBBI chaired the international roundtable.
The other eminent speakers included Mr. Robert Walters, Professor of Law Victoria University, Australia; Ms. Monica Canafoglia, Legal Officer, ITLD Office of Legal Affairs, UNCITRAL Vienna; Ms. Lyn Martin Professor, Anglia Ruskin University, UK; Ms. Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux, Professor, University of Paris; Dr. Rajendra Prasad Gunputh, Dean, School of Law University of Mauritius; Ms. Poonam Sinha Director, Entrepreneurship Education, NIESBUD; Mr. Anurag K. Agarwal, Professor, IIM – Ahmedabad; Mr. Debajyoti Ray Chaudhuri, MD & CEO, NeSL; Mr. Dhananjay Singh , Deputy Commissioner, CBDT; Prof. Mamata Biswal, Dean of Faculty & Academic Affairs & Professor of Law and ICSSR Senior Research Fellow, Gujarat National Law University and Mr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Chief General Manager, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE FELICITATES SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE, HON’BLE FORMER PRESIDENT OF INDIA AND THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE INSTITUTE
Kolkata, December 11, 2019.
Indian Statistical Institute felicitated Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble Former President of India and the former Chairman of the Institute on 11th December, 2019 in Platinum Jubilee Auditorium of the Institute at 6 PM for being conferred with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilan award of the nation. The presence of Shri Jagdeep Dhankar, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal and Shri Tapas Kumar Sanyal, Director General , Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India in this occasion has made the programme more auspicious. Padmashree Shri Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister and President, Indian Statistical Institute delivered welcome address to the guests and felicitated Shri Pranab Mukherjee with a shawl, and Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Director, ISI presented him a memento on behalf of the Institute. In his speech Shri Mukherjee passionately memorised the contribution of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Indian Statistics especially in the Second Five Year Plan of our country. He expressed his gratitude for his attachment to the Institute as a Chairman. Shri Dhankar called Shri Mukherjee a real statesman as well as a successful finance minister of world’s largest democracy. He also praised Shri Mukherjee for being deserved Bharat Ratna. Shri Tapas K. Sanyal applauded Shri Mukherjee’s contribution to our parliamentary administration and also in economic reforms of India. In this occasion, a pictorial album has also been released in the memories of his long association with the Institute. Prof. Bimal Roy, Chairman, National Statistical Commission and Prof. Goutam Mukherjee, Dean of Studies, ISI were also the eminent guests of the occasion. However, Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Director of the Institute concluded the programme by delivering her vote of thanks.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds the 100% electrification of Railways in Bilaspur Division, Raipur Division, Sambalpur Division, Nagpur Division and Waltair Division of Chhattisgarh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the 100% electrification of Railways in Bilaspur Division, Raipur Division, Sambalpur Division, Nagpur Division and Waltair Division of Chhattisgarh state.
Responding to the tweet by Union Minister for Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“The Railways sector continues to surge ahead! Great news for Chhattisgarh.”
Ministry of Jal Shakti
UNESCO and National Mission for Clean Ganga celebrate World Water Day 2021 - Registrations for Ganga Quest 2021 begintoday
UNESCO New Delhi, along with the National Mission for Clean Ganga and other partners, organized a hybrid event with school children and teachers to celebrate ‘World Water Day 2021’. It included felicitating the winners of a water conservation awareness programme, and screening of their winning animation short films.
UNESCO launched this programme nation-wide last September for school children in India, in partnership with the National Mission for Clean Ganga, the United Schools Organization , Water Digest and India based global animation major Toonz Media Group. Entitled “H2Ooooh! – Waterwise program for children of India”, this innovative initiative encouraged school students between the age of 6-14 years to submit story ideas for animated short films to raise awareness on water conservation and its sustainable use.
As many as 93 shortlisted students, including eight children with disabilities, underwent a training in basics of 2D animation including script writing, character sketching and storyboarding by Toonz Animation mentors as part of the programme. The students had been shortlisted after multiple screenings from over 17,000 participants from 43 schools across the country.
“We thank all our partners for this unique initiative, through which we hope children learned about the importance of water, which has enormous value for households, food, culture, health, education, economics and the integrity of our natural environment”, said Eric Falt, UNESCO New Delhi Director.
“Creativity of children and youth is boundless. I compliment UNESCO in coming up with this innovative idea to make them #WaterWise through animation films and learn while doing. I wish all our young friends the very best and may their wisdom help us in managing water better,” said MrRajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Government of India. Mr P. Jayakumar, CEO, Toonz Media Group hoped that this initiative will create excitement among children for water conservation.
Ganga Quest 2021, an an online competitive quiz organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga  and TREE Craze Foundation was also launched at the event. The online competition conceptualized in 2019, has garnered a stupendous response from students of all ages. As many as 11.5 lakh had participated in the 2020 NamamiGangeGanga Quest. For registrations, participants can visit gangaquest.com.
“Public participation is one of the prime focus areas of theNamamiGange Mission. This quiz will encourage everyone to learn more about our rivers and to respect them,” said Mr. Mishra, Director General, NMCG. MsBhavna Badola, CEO Tree Craze Foundation gave a presentation about Ganga Quest 2021. She shared that the quiz can be taken in Hindi or English and this year it is open for international participants also.
MrRozy Aggarwal , Executive Director , NMCG, school principals and prize winners attended the event.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
“I bow to those martyrs who were killed mercilessly in Jallianwala Bagh on this day. We will never forget their courage and sacrifice. Their valour will inspire Indians for the years to come”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Coal
Coal Ministry Action Plan to Enhance Coking Coal Production Substantially
Produces 8.3 Million Ton Coking Coal Up to May, 2022
Targets 140 Million Ton Production By 2030
Coal India to Supply 3.45 Million Ton Washed Coking Coal to Steel Sector in FY 23
Plans to Operationalise Nine More Washeries
India has produced 51.7 Million Ton  raw coking coal during the financial 2021-22 which is 15 % more as compared to 44.8 MT during FY21. Domestic raw coking coal production continues to witness increasing trend in the current fiscal as well with production of 8.3 MT, as per the figures up to May 2022, which is 20% more compared to 6.9 MT during the same period of the previous year.
At present, domestic raw coking coal washing capacity is about 23 MT per annum including 9.26 MT of the private sector. Coal India Ltd. is planning to set up and operationalize nine more new washeries with a capacity of 30 MTPA. With setting up of new washeries, it is estimated that CIL will be able to supply about 15 MT of washed coking coal to the steel sector, thereby reducing import of coking coal. There is need to set up more washeries to enhance capacity to meet the fast increasing demand of coking coal in the country. During FY 22, CIL supplied 1.7 MT washed coking coal to the steel sector and has set a target of 3.45 MT during FY23.
To further enhance raw coking coal production, the Ministry of Coal has auctioned 10 coking coal blocks to the private sector with a PRC of 22.5 MT during the last two years. Most of these blocks are expected to start production by 2025. The Ministry has also identified four coking coal blocks and the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute  also will finalize GR for 4 to 6 new coking coal blocks in the next two months. These blocks may be offered in subsequent rounds of auction for private sector to further step up domestic raw coking coal supply in the country.
CIL has planned to increase raw coking coal production from existing mines up to 26 MT and identified nine new mines with PRC of about 20 MT by FY 2025. Also, CIL has offered six discontinued coking coal mines, out of the total 20 discontinued mines, on an innovative model of revenue sharing to the private sector with expected PRC of about 2 MT.
With these transformative measures taken by Ministry of Coal under ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative of PM, domestic raw coking coal production is likely to reach 140 MT by 2030.
President's Secretariat
OFFICERS OF INDIAN NAVAL MATERIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS OF CENTRAL ENGINEERING SERVICES  AND OFFICER TRAINEES OF INDIAN POSTS & TELECOMMUNICATION ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE SERVICE CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
Officers of Indian Naval Material Management Service, Assistant Executive Engineers of Central Engineering Services  and Officer Trainees of Indian Posts & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Addressing the officer trainees of Indian Posts & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service, the President said that the telecom sector has a crucial role in advancing digital connectivity for achieving rapid economic progress. The Digital India initiative is helping the government deliver various public services with more efficiency and transparency. However, we should continue to strive to connect the still unconnected masses especially in the rural and remote areas.
Addressing the officers of Indian Naval Material Management Service, the President said that the Indian Navy has been successfully safeguarding our maritime interests, trade routes and providing assistance during times of crises. As members of Indian Naval Material Management Service, they would hold key responsibilities in ensuring availability of critical supplies to naval ships, submarines and aircrafts.
Addressing the officers of Central Engineering Services , the President said that connectivity and road infrastructure is vital for the economic growth and development of a nation. In recent years, the government has taken several initiatives to build new highways and upgrade the existing ones. This would ensure faster transportation of goods and ensure better connectivity for the people as well as generate employment opportunities. It is the responsibility of officers of Central Engineering Services to ensure that the infrastructure projects they undertake are energy efficient, eco-friendly and sustainable. She urged them to innovate and implement the best engineering and technological solutions to minimise road accidents.
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